Publications

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2026

• Morello, G., Peláez-Torres, A., Pozuelos, F. J., et al. (2026), The K-dwarfs survey – I. Four validated planets from the radius valley to the Neptune desert, MNRAS, 549, stag183;
• Fernández-Rodríguez, G., Morello, G., Tan, J. C., et al. (2026), The atmospheric composition of the sub-Neptune K2-18 b and insights into its formation, A&A, 710, A375;
• Varas, R., Morello, G., Zechmeister, M., et al. (2026), The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs: A homogeneous catalogue of projected rotational velocities accounting for limb darkening, A&A, 709, A244;
• Peláez-Torres, A., Pozuelos, F. J., Morello, G., et al. (2026), A gem system with a lava world and a habitable zone sub-Neptune orbiting TOI-1752, MNRAS, 548, stag713;

2025

• Pallé, E., Yan, F., Morello, G., et al. (2025), Exploring the atmosphere of GJ 1132 b with CRIRES+, A&A, 697, A31;
• Lacedelli, G., Pallé, E., Davis, Y. T., Luque, R., Morello, G., et al. (2025), A transiting rocky super-Earth and a non-transiting sub-Neptune orbiting the M dwarf TOI-771, A&A, 698, A223;

2024

• Canocchi, G., Morello, G., Lind, K., Carleo, I., Stangret, M., & Pallé, E. (2024), Probing Na in giant exoplanets with ESPRESSO and 3D NLTE stellar spectra, A&A, 692, A43;
• Carter, A. L., May, E. M., Espinoza, N., et al. (2024), A benchmark JWST near-infrared spectrum for the exoplanet WASP-39 b, Nature Astronomy, 8, 1008;
• Powell, D., Feinstein, A. D., Lee, E. K. H., et al. (2024), Sulfur dioxide in the mid-infrared transmission spectrum of WASP-39 b, Nature, 626, 979;
• Flagg, L., Weinberger, A. J., Bell, T. J., Welbanks, L., Morello, G., et al. (2024), Debris Disks Can Contaminate Mid-infrared Exoplanet Spectra: Evidence for a Circumstellar Debris Disk around Exoplanet Host WASP-39, ApJL, 969, L19;
• Goffo, E., Chaturvedi, P., Murgas, F., Morello, G., et al. (2024), TOI-4438 b: a transiting mini-Neptune amenable to atmospheric characterization, A&A, 685, A147;
• Changeat, Q., Skinner, J. W., Cho, J. Y.-K., et al. (2024), Is the Atmosphere of the Ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-121 b Variable?, ApJS, 270, 34;
• Thompson, A., Biagini, A., Cracchiolo, G., et al. (2024), Correcting Exoplanet Transmission Spectra for Stellar Activity with an Optimized Retrieval Framework, ApJ, 960, 107;

2023

• Morello, G., Changeat, Q., Dyrek, A., Lagage, P.-O., & Tan, J. C. (2023), Spitzer thermal phase curve of WASP-121 b, A&A, 676, A54;
• Morello, G., Parviainen, H., Murgas, F., et al. (2023), TOI-1442 b and TOI-2445 b: Two potentially rocky ultra-short period planets around M dwarfs, A&A, 673, A32;
• Ahrer, E.-M., Stevenson, K. B., Mansfield, M., Moran, S. E., Brande, J., Morello, G., et al.
  (2023), Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRCam, Nature, 614, 653;
• Feinstein, A. D., Radica, M., Welbanks, L., et al. (2023), Early Release Science of the exoplanet WASP-39b with JWST NIRISS, Nature, 614, 670;
• Alderson, L., Wakeford, H. R., Alam, M. K., et al. (2023), Early Release Science of the exoplanet
  WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec G395H, Nature, 614, 664;
• Rustamkulov, Z., Sing, D. K., Mukherjee, S., et al. (2023), Early Release Science of the exoplanet
  WASP-39b with JWST NIRSpec PRISM, Nature, 614, 659;
• JWST Transiting Exoplanet Community Early Release Science Team, Ahrer, E.-M., Alderson, L.,
  et al. (2023), Identification of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere, Nature, 614, 649;

2022

• Morello, G., Dyrek, A., & Changeat, Q. (2022), Is binning always sinning? The impact of time-averaging for exoplanet phase curves, MNRAS, 517, 2151;
• Morello, G., Gerber, J., Plez, B., et al. (2022), First Release of PLATO Consortium Stellar
  Limb-darkening Coefficients, RNAAS, 6, 248;
• Morello, G., Danielski, C., & Sarkar, S. (2022), The Ariel 0.6 – 7.8 μm stellar limb-darkening
  coefficients, Exp. Astr., 53, 533;
• Morello, G., Casasayas-Barris, N., Orell-Miquel, J., Pall´e, E., Cracchiolo, G., & Micela, G. (2022),
  The strange case of Na I in the atmosphere of HD 209458 b. Reconciling low- and high-resolution
  spectroscopic observations, A&A, 657, A97;

2021

• Morello, G., Zingales, T., Martin-Lagarde, M., Gastaud, R., & Lagage, P.-O. (2021), Phase-curve Pollution of Exoplanet Transmission Spectra, AJ, 161, 174;
• Morello, G., & Chiavassa, A. (2021), A Shortcut to Calculate SPAM Limb-darkening Coefficients, RNAAS, 5, 247;
• Cracchiolo, G., Micela, G., Morello, G., & Peres, G. (2021), Correcting the effect of stellar spots on ARIEL transmission spectra – II. The limb-darkening effect, MNRAS, 507, 6118;
• Mugnai, L. V., Modirrousta-Galian, D., Edwards, B., Changeat, Q., Bouwman, J., Morello, G., et al. (2021), ARES. V. No Evidence For Molecular Absorption in the HST WFC3 Spectrum of GJ 1132 b, AJ, 161, 284;

2020

• Morello, G., Claret, A., Martin-Lagarde, M., Cossou, C., Tsiaras, A., & Lagage, P.-O. (2020), The ExoTETHyS Package: Tools for Exoplanetary Transits around Host Stars, AJ, 159, 75;
• Morello, G., Claret, A., Martin-Lagarde, M., Cossou, C., Tsiaras, A., & Lagage, P.-O. (2020), ExoTETHyS: Tools for Exoplanetary Transits around host stars, JOSS, 5, 1834;
• Martin-Lagarde, M., Morello, G., Lagage, P.-O., Gastaud, R., & Cossou, C. (2020), Phase-curve Pollution of Exoplanet Transit Depths, AJ, 160, 197;

2019

• Morello, G., Danielski, C., Dickens, D., Tremblin, P., & Lagage, P.-O. (2019), An Independent Analysis of the Spitzer/IRAC Phase Curves of WASP43 b, AJ, 157, 205;

2018

• Morello, G. (2018), A SEA BASS on the Exoplanet HD 209458 b, AJ, 156, 175;
• Morello, G., Morris, P. W., Van Dyk, S. D., Marston, A. P., & Mauerhan, J. C. (2018), Applications of machine-learning algorithms for infrared colour selection of Galactic Wolf-Rayet stars, MNRAS, 473, 2565;
• Tsiaras, A., Waldmann, I. P., Zingales, T., Rocchetto, M., Morello, G., et al. (2018), A Population Study of Gaseous Exoplanets, AJ, 155, 156;

2017

• Morello, G., Tsiaras, A., Howarth, I. D., & Homeier, D. (2017), High-precision Stellar Limb-darkening in Exoplanetary Transits, AJ, 154, 111;
• Damiano, M., Morello, G., Tsiaras, A., Zingales, T., & Tinetti, G. (2017), Near-IR Transmission Spectrum of HAT-P-32 b using HST/WFC3, AJ, 154, 39;
• Howarth, I. D., & Morello, G. (2017), Rapid rotators revisited: absolute dimensions of KOI-13, MNRAS, 470, 932;

2016

• Morello, G., Waldmann, I. P., & Tinetti, G. (2016), Repeatability of Spitzer/IRAC Exoplanetary Eclipses with Independent Component Analysis, ApJ, 820, 86;
• Tsiaras, A., Rocchetto, M., Waldmann, I. P., Venot, O., Varley, R., Morello, G., et al. (2016), Detection of an Atmosphere Around the Super-Earth 55 Cancri e, ApJ, 820, 99;
• Ingalls, J. G., Krick, J. E., Carey, S. J., et al. (2016), Repeatability and Accuracy of Exoplanet Eclipse Depths Measured with Post-cryogenic Spitzer, AJ, 152, 44;
• Tsiaras, A., Waldmann, I. P., Rocchetto, M., Varley, R., Morello, G., et al. (2016), A New Approach to Analyzing HST Spatial Scans: The Transmission Spectrum of HD 209458 b, ApJ, 832, 202;

2015

• Morello, G. (2015), A Blind Method to Detrend Instrumental Systematics in Exoplanetary Light Curves, ApJ, 808, 56;
• Morello, G., Waldmann, I. P., Tinetti, G., Howarth, I. D., Micela, G., & Allard, F. (2015), Revisiting Spitzer Transit Observations with Independent Component Analysis: New Results for the GJ 436 System, ApJ, 802, 117;

2014

• Morello, G., Waldmann, I. P., Tinetti, G., Peres, G., Micela, G., & Howarth, I. D. (2014), A New Look at Spitzer Primary Transit Observations of the Exoplanet HD 189733 b, ApJ, 786, 22.